Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [conj] if [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Starts with you know , I have n't been invited why I 'm and if you 've got a big family , you really have to do it properly and it , it 's gon na cost !
2 There was no question about it — people knew who I was and if they did n't they asked and I told them .
3 And one of the things that these trainings help you is that if you expect something of a child then you 're much more likely to get it !
4 ‘ I think you 've lost hope , and the only thing I can tell you is that if you hang on hope will come back , and you must n't do anything until it does . ’
5 Technical yeah the technical people but you have to ensure do n't you that with with your audience that you understand who they are but if you do n't then you have to keep it to a common denominator .
6 What I keep trying to tell him is that if you do something like this , this space underneath has to be at least as much between the top of the S as the and the baseline and they sell them .
7 Cos it 's cos if it 's got
8 ‘ The way we see it is that if they want to pursue their ideas in conjunction with Gwynedd that is their right and choice .
9 The only way we can actually go about it is that if we use these cramps and if you remember me telling you , or I do hint every now and then , make sure you keep the cramps straight parallel to the rails , and that 's the reason why because it 'll fall straight , now if something 's in twist and we want to bring it back again , what you do is if it 's in twist that way , you put the cramp as I 've done these slightly up
10 Or perhaps it is that if we try to take on the identity and authority of the Weaving Mother the consequences will be severe ; our own personal weavings are only part of a much greater pattern , which we can not control or take credit for .
11 Rather , it is that if we want the benefits of efficient wealth creation it must be acknowledged that companies will inevitably possess power .
12 N. No , the way I see it is that if you enter a competition you get at least two clear runs with no-one snaking you .
13 It is and if you go there you 'll be lucky to escape with your balls . ’
14 It 's either this or nothing which , which it is and if you want it I mean Lesley 's not bothered about it cos he 's giving her seven hundred quid a blooming month !
15 Again , if you go back before about eighteen hundred , if you look at er if you look at art , you find that painters paint things entitled The Rape of Europa , The Rape of , The Rape of whoever it is and if you look at these pictures it 's just people lounging around with not very many clothes on .
16 It is because if I tell no one it will drive me mad , and I have no wish to be mad .
17 We hope hope it is because if you take three weeks to do that it dilutes
18 It was that if I wanted to set up in the business of manufacturing coffins , he would have no objections .
19 ‘ I must say that our discussion was such that it was as if we have known each other for many , many years . ’
20 For Rachel , who had never before experienced such intensity of feeling , it was as if he 'd transported her to another world — a world where every sensation was heightened , every touch the prelude to yet more delight as he explored and worshipped every inch of her body before taking her to the peak of fulfilment .
21 What this means to you or me is that if we happen to fancy a cup of the most expensive tea in the world , we would have to hurry off to Knightsbridge this month and shell out £35 for a quarter of a pound of Indian brew named Castleton .
22 ‘ I think the only lasting effect it 's had on me is that if I get married , it 's got to be forever .
23 but if you think about it , there is the hard ones can have a lot better ca n't they , I mean the only thing that 'll actually harm them is that if you get poked in the eye or something and it shatters the lens cos they are actually
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